German Aerospace Center scientist Paul Zabel inside Eden-ISS. DLR German Aerospace Center Antarctica's nonstop winters make it impossible to grow food outdoors. Fruits and vegetables are instead shipped long distances from overseas, just a few times per year.

Called the Eden-ISS, the greenhouse exists inside a climate-controlled shipping container. It relies on a technique called vertical farming, in which food grows on trays or hanging modules under LEDs instead of natural sunlight.

Take a look at the greenhouse below.

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Before the Eden-ISS shipping container farm debuted in Antarctica in October 2017, the GAC tested growing fruits and vegetables at its headquarters in Bremen, Germany.

The Eden-ISS in Bremen, Germany.
DLR German Aerospace Center

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The 135-square-foot greenhouse can grow all sorts of produce indoors. Harvesting food outdoors is impossible in Antarctica due to its endless winters.

DLR German Aerospace Center

The only way to get produce to McMurdo, the US station where the majority of Antarctic researchers stay, is by ship or plane.

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GAC scientist Paul Zabel moved with the farm to Antarctica, where he is growing fruits and vegetables under 42 LED lamps.